Glasgow, Scotland. 08/11-August-2025.
We had tickets for a concert in Glasgow on Sunday night and so used it as the excuse to treat ourselves to a weekend in Glasgow. It was an opportunity to catch up with old friends, enjoy a sunny parkrun and visit both of Mary’s nephews in their new apartments.
Friday 08-August.
We went up by train and heading out of the station our first port of call was to see the Iron Duke and make sure that he still had a traffic cone on his head. This is a fine Glasgow tradition and even gets its own Wikipedia page: Equestrian statue of the Duke of Wellington,
We then had the opportunity to catch up with one of Mary‘s oldest friends, who she met at uni over 50 years ago, and her husband. Our usual meeting place is Babbity Bowster in the Merchant City, a bar that does decent food.
Saturday 09-August.
Saturday morning is, as always, parkrun. We did Springburn as a repeat because we did not want to mess up Mary’s long range planning to coincide her 250th parkrun and 100th unique location. The weather was better than expected, and we had a gorgeous sunny run/walk.
After the essential post parkrun shower, we went off to see Ross and Paula's beautiful apartment for the first time. Very stylish and elegant with beautiful high ceilings.
We brought the traditional Pugliese gift for a new home - a pumi - to add to their collection (ours is the little white one).
We had supper at Ichiban Japanese restaurant then stopped off at The Amsterdam Bar for a tasty beer. We were amused by the sign on the door. It says all you need to know about Scottish weather.
Wandering the Glasgow city centre streets we came across this impressive mural.
Sunday 10-August.
Our visit on Sunday was to Will's apartment. Amazingly the same footprint and layout as Ross and Paula's, just configured slightly differently in places. He has only just moved in so it is still to be decorated. We look forward to seeing it when it is done.
We walked over to the concert venue passing the famous Barrowlands dancehall and music venue.
We ate at the gig venue and then went in and grabbed ourselves seats upstairs in the choir. JJ Grey and Mofro were on top form. Full gig report: JJ Grey & Mofro at St Luke’s .
Another great weekend.
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